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Rhode Island

New England · in the Union from 1816 · 4 electoral votes · 175,398 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Rhode Island · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 37.8%1820: left bloc 43.8%1824: left bloc 40.9%1828: left bloc 12.1%1832: left bloc 42.8%1836: left bloc 45.1%1840: left bloc 46.3%1844: left bloc 40.3%1848: left bloc 43.4%1852: left bloc 39.4%1856: left bloc 56.9%1860: left bloc 52.8%1864: left bloc 55.5%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Rhode Island · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Rhode Island · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNatPopDem1816 · President John Quincy Adams · Fed — 62.2% Thomas Worthington · Adm — 37.8%1818 · President Federalist — held — no race1820 · President John Sergeant · Nat — 56.2% Henry Clay · Adm — 43.8%1822 · President National — held — no race1824 · President Francis S. Key · Nat — 59.1% Henry Clay · Adm — 40.9%1826 · President National — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 88.0% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 12.1%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 57.2% DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 42.8%1834 · President National — held — no race1836 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 54.9% Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 45.1%1838 · President National — held — no race1840 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 53.7% Sam Houston · Lib — 46.3%1842 · President National — held — no race1844 · President Daniel Webster · Nat — 56.0% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 40.3% James Buchanan · UC — 3.6%1846 · President National — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 56.6% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 43.4%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 60.6% Samuel Houston · Lib — 39.4%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President James A. Pearce · PopDem — 48.2% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 43.1% Preston Brooks · Lib — 8.7%1858 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 52.8% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 46.4% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.8%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 55.5% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 44.5%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorToryNatPopDem1816 · Governor No race1818 · Governor Tory · Tory — 51.8% Admissionist · Adm — 32.0% National · Nat — 10.1% Republican · Rep — 6.0%1820 · Governor Tory — held — no race1822 · Governor Tory · Tory — 50.4% Admissionist · Adm — 24.4% National · Nat — 20.3% Republican · Rep — 4.9%1824 · Governor Tory — held — no race1826 · Governor Tory · Tory — 47.2% Admissionist · Adm — 31.6% National · Nat — 21.3% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Governor Tory — held — no race1830 · Governor Tory · Tory — 44.9% Radical · Rad — 26.1% National · Nat — 22.3% Whig · Whig — 6.6%1832 · Governor Tory — held — no race1834 · Governor Tory · Tory — 46.8% National · Nat — 37.9% Radical · Rad — 15.4% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1836 · Governor Tory — held — no race1838 · Governor National · Nat — 61.8% Liberal · Lib — 38.2%1840 · Governor National — held — no race1842 · Governor National · Nat — 57.2% Liberal · Lib — 42.8%1844 · Governor National — held — no race1846 · Governor National · Nat — 61.3% Liberal · Lib — 38.7%1848 · Governor National — held — no race1850 · Governor National · Nat — 67.1% Liberal · Lib — 32.9%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor National · Nat — 50.3% Liberal · Lib — 37.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 12.2%1856 · Governor National — held — no race1858 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 55.6% National · Nat — 44.4%1860 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.0% National · Nat — 46.0%1864 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 64.0% National · Nat — 36.0%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1ToryNatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Cavalier · CV — 39.5% Admissionist · Adm — 30.3% Roundhead · RH — 20.0% Republican · Rep — 10.1%1818 · Senate seat 1 Cavalier Federalist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 48.0% Admissionist · Adm — 33.0% National · Nat — 12.5% Republican · Rep — 6.6%1822 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 54.2% Admissionist · Adm — 28.2% National · Nat — 13.2% Republican · Rep — 4.4%1826 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 61.1% Radical · Rad — 19.8% National · Nat — 19.1% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Tory · Tory — 42.9% Radical · Rad — 28.6% National · Nat — 28.4% Whig · Whig — 0.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 Tory — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 63.5% Liberal · Lib — 36.5%1838 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 68.1% Liberal · Lib — 31.9%1842 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 61.2% Liberal · Lib — 38.8%1846 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 64.9% Liberal · Lib — 35.1%1850 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 64.9% Liberal · Lib — 33.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 1.6%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 45.4% National · Nat — 43.9% Liberal · Lib — 10.7%1858 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 60.4% National · Nat — 39.6%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 62.0% National · Nat — 38.0%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2ToryNatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 36.0% Admissionist · Adm — 28.3% National · Nat — 21.6% Republican · Rep — 14.1%1820 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 48.4% National · Nat — 21.2% Admissionist · Adm — 17.3% Republican · Rep — 13.2%1824 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 51.7% Admissionist · Adm — 27.6% National · Nat — 20.7% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 48.2% National · Nat — 27.9% Radical · Rad — 20.3% Whig · Whig — 3.6%1832 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Tory · Tory — 39.6% National · Nat — 35.8% Radical · Rad — 21.1% Whig · Whig — 3.5%1836 · Senate seat 2 Tory — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 66.7% Liberal · Lib — 33.4%1840 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.8% Liberal · Lib — 40.2%1844 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.2% Liberal · Lib — 40.8%1848 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 62.8% Liberal · Lib — 37.2%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 57.5% Liberal · Lib — 39.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 3.3%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 52.1% National · Nat — 47.9%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 60.3% National · Nat — 39.8%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.8% National · Nat — 45.3%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegation1816 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Cavalier Federalist — 1 seat · 50%1818 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1820 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1822 · House Tory — 2 seats · 100%1824 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1826 · House Admissionist — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1828 · House Tory — 2 seats · 100%1830 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1832 · House Radical — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1834 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Tory — 1 seat · 50%1836 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1838 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1840 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1842 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1844 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1846 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1848 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1850 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1852 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1854 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1856 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1858 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1860 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1862 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1864 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1866 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1868 · House No raceState legislatureToryNatPopDem1816 · Legislature Cavalier Federalist — 10 seats · 40% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% Roundhead Federalist — 4 seats · 16% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1818 · Legislature Tory — 9 seats · 36% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% National — 5 seats · 20% Republican — 4 seats · 16%1820 · Legislature Tory — 12 seats · 48% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% National — 3 seats · 12% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1822 · Legislature Tory — 14 seats · 54% National — 5 seats · 19% Admissionist — 4 seats · 15% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1824 · Legislature Tory — 14 seats · 56% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% National — 3 seats · 12% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1826 · Legislature Tory — 13 seats · 52% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% National — 5 seats · 20%1828 · Legislature Tory — 15 seats · 60% Radical — 5 seats · 20% National — 5 seats · 20%1830 · Legislature Tory — 12 seats · 48% National — 7 seats · 28% Radical — 5 seats · 20% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1832 · Legislature Tory — 11 seats · 44% Radical — 7 seats · 28% National — 7 seats · 28%1834 · Legislature Tory — 10 seats · 40% National — 9 seats · 36% Radical — 5 seats · 20% Whig — 1 seat · 4%1836 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1838 · Legislature National — 17 seats · 68% Liberal — 8 seats · 32%1840 · Legislature National — 17 seats · 68% Liberal — 8 seats · 32%1842 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1844 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1846 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1848 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1850 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1852 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 8 seats · 32% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1856 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Popular Democratic — 11 seats · 44% Liberal — 3 seats · 12%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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  • Roundhead Federalist (RH)
  • Federalist (Fed)
  • Tory (Tory)
  • Cavalier Federalist (CV)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.